Ok so over spring break I think Im going to do all my control arm bushings. They are pretty much the last thing in the suspension and steering that hasn't been replaced in the last year and its pretty noticeable due to sloppy steering and noises when weight shifts front to back.

If you want to make it easy just buy new CAs, its a little bit more expensive but easier. Also remember that two of the bushings are located on the axle, not the arm. These can be really hard to get at.

On the axle there are two. The one on the driver's side is a PITA, took a BFH to get that off as the housing is solid. The passenger's side came off easy for me. You'll probably need to rent a press to get them back on.

When I did the bushings in the control arms, I took the lower ones off, then took them to a shop that had a press, reinstalled them then did the upper ones the same way.

Ok so over spring break I think Im going to do all my control arm bushings. They are pretty much the last thing in the suspension and steering that hasn't been replaced in the last year and its pretty noticeable due to sloppy steering and noises when weight shifts front to back.

How hard is the job and what else should I do when I got them off?

Some guys (who don't live in the Rust Belt) say it's easy. Mine was a gigantic all day PITA job. Several times during that day I cussed myself out for not spending the few extra bucks for new ones with the bushings installed. After that really bad day I decided to have a shop replace my track bar...it took them two hours to get it off.

sorry to hop on your thread. but ive been in extreme need of some new bushings, but i cant find rubber ones anywhere for my 97 xj, im probably just overlooking them. can some one point me into a general direction

sorry to hop on your thread. but ive been in extreme need of some new bushings, but i cant find rubber ones anywhere for my 97 xj, im probably just overlooking them. can some one point me into a general direction

Go to rockauto.com....and get Moopar bushings. Rubber if you want a nice ride or poly if you want longer lasting bushings and a lil bit of a rougher ride.